Back when I first started keeping aquariums, there was rather limited access to different brands of products, and everything was rather “generic.” I remember one of my local stores raved about how shiny their carbon was compared to the pre-packed stuff. This was supposed to be a good thing.
Poly Filters: Padtastic! The Poly Filter has been on the market for a long time. Developed in 1976 for aquarium use, it also is used to purify water for laboratory and hospital uses. Its use in the aquarium hobby has been touted by a leading European hobbyist magazine as one of the ten best aquarium care products of all times!
While most hobbyists are blessed with reasonably good tap water to use to fill their aquariums, there are some water conditioners that will be required to make the water safe for the fish or needed to adjust the water to more closely match natural conditions.
If you wish to become a successful aquarium hobbyist and to keep your fish alive and healthy, it is important that you understand the basics of aquarium filtration. The home aquarium is a "closed system,” which means that any wastes produced will remain in the same body of water until some type of filtration removes or neutralizes the wastes.If you wish to become a successful aquarium hobbyist and to keep your fish alive and healthy, it is important that you understand the basics of aquarium filtration.
Don Roberts